GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS POVERTY ERADICATION

IS SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MILLENNIUM GOAL

Following is the message of General Assembly President Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty,

17 October 2002:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

20^th Meeting (AM)

SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT CITED AS MAJOR CONCERN,

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Sixth Committee

15^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD PERMANENT CRIMINAL COURT WILL AVOID AMBIGUITIES

IN WORK OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Delegate Speaks of Ongoing Debate about “Selective Justice”; Broad

Support Expressed for New Body, with Inaugural Session Set for March 2003

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

PREVENTION OF OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE, RATIFICATION OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED BY TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS SHOULD MORE FAITHFULLY REFLECT MEMBER STATES’ CAPACITY

TO PAY, SAY SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

29^th & 30^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES IN DAY-LONG GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE CONCERNED ABOUT

LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN SECURITY COUNCIL WORK METHODS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ITEM ON AGENDA

OF FIFTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT OFFICE LAUNCHES INTERNET PORTAL FROM SAP CORPORATION

Powerful Technology Tool Is First of Its Kind for UN System

NEW YORK, 15 October -– The Global Compact Office today announced the launch of a powerful Internet portal designed to promote online learning, dialogue and collaboration among global actors dedicated to advancing good corporate citizenship and responsible globalization.

FORUM OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT

ACTION PROGRAMME OF 2001 UN SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

‘YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE KEY’ IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on receiving an honorary doctorate at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China today: